Solar, wind and battery projects near Stowmarket (IP14)
7 solar, wind or battery projects of 150 kW or more are recorded within 10 km of the centre of IP14 (Mid Suffolk): 4 approved but not yet running, 1 operational. The largest live scheme is Blacksmiths Lane, Middlewood Green Solar Farm (30 MW solar farm, approved on 8 August 2025, not yet built), 2.5 km away. Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database, July 2026 extract.
Projects within 10 km of IP14
Projects of 1 MW and more (4)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksmiths Lane, Middlewood Green Solar Farmsolar farm | solar farm | 30 | approved, not builtupdated Feb 2026 | Oct 2023 | granted Aug 2025 | Feb 2026 | Mid Suffolk | 2.5 |
| Climax Molybdenum UK Limited, Needham Roadsolar farm | solar farm | 1.2 | approved, not builtupdated May 2024 | Nov 2023 | granted May 2024 | May 2024 | Mid Suffolk | 3.0 |
| Mid Suffolk Home Solar Schemerooftop solar | rooftop solar | 4.8 | operationalupdated Sep 2016 | — | — | Sep 2016 | Mid Suffolk | 5.8 |
| Potash Farmwind farm | wind farm | 6.6 | refusedupdated Sep 2012 | Jul 2009 | refused Oct 2009 | Sep 2012 | Mid Suffolk | 9.0 |
Smaller schemes under 1 MW, mostly rooftop solar (3)
| Project | Type | MW | Status (REPD) | Submitted | Decision | Record updated | Council | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPG Letter, Needham Roadrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.5 | refusedupdated Oct 2023 | Aug 2023 | refused Oct 2023 | Oct 2023 | Mid Suffolk | 3.6 |
| PPG, Letter Siterooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.4 | approved, not builtupdated Mar 2024 | Dec 2023 | granted Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 | Mid Suffolk | 3.6 |
| Gainsborough Road Car Park Solar PV arraysrooftop solar | rooftop solar | 0.2 | approved, not built may be out of dateupdated Sep 2021 | Jun 2021 | granted Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mid Suffolk | 3.7 |
Distance from the average position of the IP14 postcodes, not from your home. Projects of 5 MW and more have their own page with dates and planning history.
By type
| Type | All | Pending | Approved | Operational | Refused | MW in pipeline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar farm | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 |
| Rooftop solar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Wind farm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MW in pipeline: pending, approved and under-construction capacity.
How Mid Suffolk decides solar, wind and battery applications
| Applications | Mid Suffolk | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 33 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 3 of 19 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 1 of 2 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 1 of 12 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 22.4 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 2 / 2 | — |
Is the status up to date?
32% of applications still shown as pending in REPD were submitted more than two years ago, and only 37% of pending records were updated in the last 12 months, so some of them may already have been decided. Near IP14, 1 project has a status that may be out of date (pending for over two years, or approved with a permission expiry date already passed). Check the council's planning register for the latest decision.